alleryStart learning →The number 5.03 is read as five and three:
AHundredths
BTenths part
CThousandths
DWhole units
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Hundredths
1. Reading a decimal names the place of its last digit.
2. The digits after the point are 0 and 3.
3. The last digit sits in the hundredths place.
4. We read the number as five and three hundredths.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Decimals', sections 5.1-5.7_
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